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Archive for January, 2012
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Welcome to Pathfinders. We are the friends that you have not yet met! Support and self-help groups for all.
Welcome to Pathfinders We are the friends that you have not yet met! If you would like to come along to... -
New series of Merseyside and West Cheshire Public Rambles. Friendly group – do come along!
New series of Merseyside and West Cheshire Public Rambles. Do you like walking in some of the loveliest areas of the... -
Mad and Bad? Mental Health Issues on TV. Scottish Recovery Network.
MAD AND BAD? MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES ON THE TV Mental health problems have become a great source of entertainment due to... -
Great news from Advocacy in Wirral & APEx! Update from Chris Shaw. All welcome to come along and visit.
Hi some good news about AiW.. and that means APEx as well. The long planned for, AiW as a User Led... -
Wirral Ark drop-in . Open to all who are homeless, living in hostel accommodation or threatened with homelessness. Mental health advice Tuesday and Thursday mornings.
Wirral Ark drop-in The Ark drop-in at the Irene Kennedy Centre behind Mary Cole House. Open Monday to Friday: 07:30am to 12:30pm Open... -
Excellent recovery resource – Recovery Devon.
An excellent website I have been looking at with lots of good information about Recovery and Wellbeing. Recovery Devon is: People of... -
The Benefits of Close Supportive Relationships with Friends, Work Colleagues and Family. Working Towards a New Paradigm for Recovery.
The Benefits of Close Supportive Relationships Towards a New Paradigm for Recovery We have all read about the benefits of Open Dialogue... -
Free Foreign Language Films in Liverpool JMU – Open to All!!
John Moores University (the old Liverpool Polytechnic) shows FREE foreign language films in Liverpool on Tuesday evenings. These films are... -
Would you like to have a go at jogging? APEx weekly running group will start you off gently! Every Wednesday at 4.15pm.
Would you like to have a go at jogging? APEx weekly jogging group. Every Wednesday at 4.15pm We all know the benefits of... -
Making Changes Project at Wirral MIND – Great New Self-Help Groups Starting Soon!
Need Support? Want to make friends? Have you experiences you’d like to share? Could you support others? WE NEED YOUR HELP! The Making Changes... -
‘People don’t suddenly become psychotic or depressed out of the blue, there’s always a disaster that they suffer.’ Dorothy Rowe: A life in psychology.
‘People don’t suddenly become psychotic or depressed out of the blue, there’s always a disaster that they suffer’ “If you make happiness... -
Trail Trundlings Through Traditions and History. Would you like to go jog-walking in the countryside? An invitation from Chris Shaw APEx@AIW.
Jog-walking in the beautiful countryside. In mid-February we will be starting a small trundling group focusing on gentle cross country jog-walks... -
Passive-aggression. How to recognise it and tips to deal with it.
Passive-aggression. How to recognise it and tips to deal with it. Passive-aggressive behaviour is a pattern of indirectly expressing negative feelings... -
More Justin Beever Pavement Art! Amazing Stuff.
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Diet patterns linked with brain health. Don’t forget the benefits of Omega 3!
Diet patterns linked with brain health Eating a diet rich in certain vitamins and omega-3 fatty acids and low in trans fats may... -
Volunteering opportunities with Cheshire and Wirral Partnership Trust!
Volunteering opportunities with CWP. If you’ve got time on your hands, have skills to share, or enjoy meeting people and want to enhance... -
Top England Cricketer Andrew “Freddie” Flintoff reveals battle with depression.
Editors note: High profile celebs “coming out” with their mental health difficulties can only be a good thing in my opinion... -
Mind over matter: Can meditation and mindfulness bring happiness? BBC report from David Sillito.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-16389183 Check out our related posts here: http://www.recoverywirral.com/2012/01/relax-with-guided-meditation-a-review-of-free-resources-available-on-the-web/ http://www.recoverywirral.com/2012/01/meditation-for-healing-and-revealing-a-personal-journey/ http://www.recoverywirral.com/2010/01/chill-out-on-the-cheap-diy-techniques-can-beat-stress-as-effectively-as-a-costly-massage/ -
Black Dog Tribe. Ruby Wax and her new website to unite people with mental health difficulties.
Quote from Ruby Wax in the Guardian: “When I was institutionalised with depression, I wasted hours of everybody’s time in therapy... -
4 Sinister Ways Big Pharmaceutical Companies Peddle their Drugs in America.
4 Creepy Ways Big Pharma Peddles its Drugs in America. Big Pharma uses ads that sow hypochondria, raise health fears and sell... -
Internet Addiction ‘Disrupts Teenage Brains’ As Much As Alcohol And Cocaine, Chinese Study Claims.
Internet Addiction ‘Disrupts Teenage Brains’ As Much As Alcohol And Cocaine, Chinese Study Claims First Posted: 11/1/12 21:59 Internet addiction disrupts nerve... -
Update on Fun Fab Fitness from Becky Hunt. Great ideas for fitness in New Year!
Hi Everyone, Happy New Year. I was so pleased to be back to teaching this week. I had a lovely Christmas and... -
’7 Reasons America’s Mental Health Industry Is a Threat to Our Sanity’ by Bruce E. Levine.
7 Reasons America’s Mental Health Industry Is a Threat to Our Sanity Drug industry corruption, scientifically unreliable diagnoses and pseudoscientific research... -
Message from Chris Shaw APEx. Would you like to start a swimming course? Great North Swim maybe?
Hi, Happy New Year! What an amazing winter – ! We went walking around north Wales coast at New Year in 14... -
“Antidepressant use in England soars.” The Guardian. Why not offer some other solutions instead?
Editors note: I have just read the following article and once again I am shocked to see there seems to be... -
Probiotics and Mental Wellbeing. Mens Sana in Corpore Sano – A Sound Mind in a Healthy Body.
Editors note: There is the famous Latin quote “Mens sana in corpore sano.” (A sound mind in a healthy body). It is... -
North West Arts and Health Network – New Year Update.
North West Arts and Health Network – New Year Update. ‘Fiction and poetry are doses, medicines. What they heal is the... -
Lots to do at Beechwood Community Trust, Wirral! New activities and courses for 2012.
Current Services and Courses Interested in anything? Contact details here: Beechwood Community Trust Summerhill House 22 Beechwood Drive Beechwood Wirral CH43 7ZU 0151 677 8008 0151 604 0678 georgethomas@beechwoodtrust.org -
Why laughter is contagious. And for lovers of Masterchef everywhere……
We all need a good giggle sometimes and this YouTube video still always makes me properly laugh out loud If you... -
Creative Minds ‘Mimic Schizophrenia’. BBC report.
Michelle Roberts Health reporter, BBC News Artist Salvador Dali is known for his surreal paintings and eccentric personality Creativity is akin... -
Quotes from Celebrities who have had Mental Health Difficulties. Read on….you may be most surprised! We are in good company…
The Independent of London reported that the following UK and US celebrities have talked openly about their mental illnesses: 1. Dame... -
A Summary of Recovery Principles. An Excellent Outline of the Concepts of Recovery.
A Summary of Recovery Principles with Suggestions as to What the Implications are for Practice. John Good Recovery Principles HOPE Described by Jacobson and Greenley... -
Why chocolate is better for you than blueberries and low-fat food won’t help you slim: The diet myths that could be ruining your health
Dark chocolate scores higher on oxygen-radical absorbance than blueberries Blueberries contain more anti-oxidants than other fruit Blueberries are known as a superfood,... -
Mainstream psychiatry is failing – but there is another way. Speak Out About Psychiatry wants to change the way mentally ill people are treated in the UK. Guardian blog.
Mainstream psychiatry is failing – but there is another way Speak Out About Psychiatry wants to change the way mentally ill... -
Personal experience of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). Did it work for me?
Personal experience of CBT – did it work for me? I’ve had a long term diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder and experienced... -
Meditation for Healing and Revealing. A personal journey.
Meditation for Healing and Revealing Meditation is often seen as an activity you do in order to escape your problems and...
